Blockchain
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Australia Announces Regulatory Reforms for Digital Wallets & Cryptocurrency
Australia is set to introduce new regulatory proposals focused on cryptocurrency, buy now pay later (BNPL) and digital wallets, warning that if the country doesn’t bring in the reforms, it will be Sil
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Kosovo Bans Cryptocurrency Mining to Stabilize Energy Grid
Kosovo has become the latest nation to ban cryptocurrency mining in an effort to curb energy consumption following a series of blackouts across the country.Minister of Economy, Artane Rizvanolli, said
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Mozilla Pauses Crypto Donations Amid User Concerns
Mozilla has temporarily suspended the option to donate cryptocurrencies to the Mozilla Foundation following backlash from users.The announcement came mere days after the non-profit organisation issued
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Norton Crypto: Secure Cryptocurrency Mining for Norton 360 Users
NortonLifeLock has launched a new feature on its cyber security product that will enable users to safely mine cryptocurrency rather than letting nefarious coin miners do the same thing through malware
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EU AI Act: Implications for Businesses - IT Pro 20/20
Welcome to issue 17 of IT Pro 20/20, distilling the most important themes of the previous month into an easy-to-read package.In this issue, we once again look at how regulations are shaping the develo
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Square and Blockstream Partner to Launch Solar-Powered Bitcoin Mining Facility
Bitcoin mining company Blockstream has partnered with Square to build a solar-powered Bitcoin mining facility.Square will provide $5 million in funding for the project, which will be a proof-of-concep
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El Salvador Adopts Bitcoin as Legal Tender: A First for a Nation
Lawmakers in the Central American country El Salvador have voted to consider Bitcoin as legal tender, with citizens able to trade freely for goods and services using the digital token, as well as pay
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Hong Kong Explores Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) - e-HKD
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) is exploring whether to launch a centralised digital currency as part of the country's "Fintech 2025" strategy".The HKMA will soon begin a c
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Kubernetes & Kubeflow Security: Crypto Mining Attacks & Mitigation
Security researchers have warned of hackers' continued attacks against Kubernetes clusters running Kubeflow machine learning (ML) instances by installing malicious containers that mine cryptocurr
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Cryptocurrency Crime Soars 12x Since 2016: A Growing Threat
Crimes related to cryptocurrencies have increased 12-fold in the past four years, from 704 reported incidents in 2016 to almost 9,000 in 2020.That's according to new findings by Crypto Head, whic
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El Salvador Gives Citizens $30 in Bitcoin – Cryptocurrency Adoption
El Salvador has doubled down on its plans to support Bitcoin by offering $30 of the digital asset to any adult citizen downloading and registering with the country’s official cryptocurrency app. At th
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Binance Banned in UK: FCA Restricts Crypto Exchange Operations
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has barred the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange platform, Binance, from operating in the UK,The financial regulator has declared that Binance Markets
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Visa Expands Crypto Payments to 70 Million Merchants via 50+ Platform Partnerships
Visa is partnering with 50 cryptocurrency firms to make it possible for customers to convert and spend digital currencies like Bitcoin at roughly 70 million merchants worldwide, even if they don’t acc
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Android Crypto Mining Scams: 93,000 Victims Targeted
Security researchers have discovered a plethora of fake Android apps that pretend to offer cloud-based cryptocurrency mining in exchange for a fee.Around 170 Android apps, including 25 on Google Play,
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Metropolitan Police Seizes Record £180 Million in Cryptocurrency in UK Money Laundering Investigation
London’s Metropolitan Police have carried out the UK’s largest cryptocurrency confiscation to date, seizing nearly £180 million. The raid was carried out on Saturday 10 July by detectives from the Met
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Monero Mining Surge: Cryptocurrency Value Drives Illicit Mining Activity
The amount of illicit cryptocurrency mining closely follows the value of Monero, according to new research. According to Talos, security researchers noted that as the value of Monero increased, so did
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PlugWalkJoe: British Man Arrested in Spain for 2020 Twitter Hack
A 22-year old British national has been arrested by Spanish authorities in connection with the biggest security and privacy breach in Twitter’s history.Joseph James O'Connor, who currently lives
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Amazon Considering Bitcoin Payments and Cryptocurrency Initiatives
Amazon has plans to accept Bitcoin payments 'by the end of the year' and is said to exploring its own token for 2022, according to reports.A job advert spotted by City AM over the weekend su
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Cryptojacking: Understanding the Threat and How to Prevent It
Cryptojacking is when a hacker uses a victim’s desktop or laptop to generate cryptocurrency. This happens when the victim unwittingly installs a malicious code that enables a cyber criminal to access
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Poly Network Hacked: $610M Cryptocurrency Theft – Details & Recovery Efforts
Blockchain platform Poly Network has fallen victim to what is likely to be the largest cryptocurrency heist in history, with hackers making away with over $610 million (£440 million) worth of Ether, B
Blockchain
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- Cryptocurrency Bans: Top 5 Countries and Reasons
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Donate Plasma in El Paso: Earn Money & Help OthersIf you want to make some extra money and help out people in need in El Paso, you can donate plasma at an area plasma donation center. The compensation amount varies by donation center, with an average...
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Free Accounting Software: A Comprehensive Guide for BusinessesFree accounting software provides businesses from sole proprietors to and small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs)SMEs, or small and medium-sized enterprises...
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Financial Advice That Changed My Life: A Letter From My MotherHave you ever thought how different your life could have been if you’d taken someone’s advice? What if I told you it may not be too late? I recently rediscovered a letter my mother wrote to me...